The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate at 16 percent. This is the first time the central bank has maintained the rate this year after it was reduced in January by 100 … Read more →
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou has given a strong signal that he is ready to leave office in 2021 when his current term of office expires. Issoufou became president in 2011 and secured re-election in 2016. The ruling Nigerian Party for … Read more →
During a recent visit to Worchester, Massachusetts, President Akufo-Addo told the audience at a town hall meeting that he plans to reform Ghana’s import duty regime with intent to alleviate high taxes at Ghana’s ports. He assured Ghanaians that the … Read more →
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the 16th International Monetary Fund (IMF) Programme, entered into by the erstwhile Mahama government in 2015, should be the last time Ghana resorts to such a deal for the restoration of fiscal … Read more →
Some 450 communities are set to benefit from the implementation of a potable water project in rural and peri-urban areas. Addressing the press on Sunday, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said the government is embarking on this project as part of … Read more →
The Energy Ministry is expected to address Ghanaians through the media later this morning on issues regarding power supply in the country. This comes in the wake of several reported cases of intermittent power cuts in various parts of the … Read more →
Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle has been shot dead outside his clothing shop, US media report. The 33-year-old was shot a number of times, and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital, the Los Angeles Times reported. Two other people … Read more →
As part of Government’s strategic reforms in the teacher education space, first degree will be the minimum requirement for teaching at any of the country’ s education system, Prof Kwesi Yankah the Minister of Tertiary Education said. Prof Yankah said … Read more →
The Ghana Police Service has called on authorities to critically lay a solid foundation before attempting to review the law that forbids the use of motorcycles – popularly referred to as ‘okada’ – for commercial purposes. According to the Service, … Read more →